Real world article
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"The Beginning of the End…" (New Frontiers Chapter 7 / The Mirror Universe Saga part 7 of 8)
Background information[]
- This story was reprinted in the paperback The Mirror Universe Saga.
- Takes place between the events of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
- The Empire unveils a mirror-version of the Excelsior in this issue.
- The mirror counterparts of Kirk and crew are killed in this issue, except for Spock.
- The Romulans, like their counterparts in the Federation universe in this continuity, wear uniforms notably different from any other canon or non-canon comic book series (even later volumes of DC Comics).
- The story concludes in the next issue.
Creators[]
- Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
- Writer : Mike W. Barr
- Artists:
- Tom Sutton (pencil art)
- Ricardo Villagran (inking)
- Michele Wolfman (color art)
- John Costanza (letter art)
- Cover artists for this release have not yet been identified.
- Editor: Marv Wolfman
Characters[]
- Canon characters listed below are linked to the main article about them. Non-canon characters are not linked, but those that recurred, appearing or being mentioned in more than one story, are defined further in DC TOS volume 1 characters.
- James T. Kirk
- Spock
- Leonard McCoy
- Montgomery Scott
- Hikaru Sulu
- Uhura
- Pavel Chekov
- Saavik
- Konom
- William Bearclaw
- Elizabeth Sherwood
Mirror universe characters[]
- James T. Kirk
- Spock
- Montgomery Scott
- Hikaru Sulu
- Nyota Uhura
- Pavel Chekov
- Marlena Moreau
- David Marcus
- Mirror counterpart of David Marcus.
- Saavik
- Mirror counterpart of Saavik.
- Admiral Stephen Turner
- Starfleet flag officer.
- Blaine
- Terran Empire captain
- Trask
- Terran Empire captain of the ISS Nixon
- Simons
- Terran Empire captain of the ISS Nogura
- Kolar
- Klingon captain, commander of Klingon forces in this issue.
- Kahless IV
- Klingon emperor
- Kalan
- Klingon engineering officer
- unnamed Imperial Starfleet officers and personnel
- unnamed Klingon officers, soldiers and scientists
- unnamed Romulan officers
References[]
Excelsior, USS; Klingons; mirror universe; Romulans; Terran Empire; transtator
- ISS Nixon
- Imperial starship, apparently named for Richard M. Nixon's mirror counterpart.
- ISS Reliant (ICC-1330)
- Imperial starship, mirror counterpart to USS Reliant.
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